FIGURE 1 // WHERE IT WEARSSkoda Enyaq
Top three failure systems, annotated from 494 failed first-time tests. Arrows point to where the defect is found on the car.
The Skoda Enyaq fails more often than a petrol car from its very first test
4,360 inspections in a single year make the ENYAQ one of the better-documented electric car. Tyres cause 67.7% of its failures; tyres take 2.9× the share they take on petrol and diesel cars of the same age.
First-time test findings
First-time failure rate
AT 3 YEARS OLD11.3%
Overall first-time failure rate.
AT FLEET YEARS OLD12.0%
All electric cars in the data.
At three years old the Skoda Enyaq fails 12.6% of the time, over the 8.2% of a petrol car the same age. Tyres cause 67.7% of its failures.
FIGURE 2 // TYRE SECTION219 certificates in 2024
The tyre that wears from the inside
Tyres take 67.7% of the defects that fail this car, 2.9× the share seen on petrol and diesel cars of the same age. The most common item in that group is "A tyre seriously damaged", recorded 219 times in 2024.
SECTION // TYRES CONCENTRATIONYear 3 crossover
Where the curve bends
The crossover with petrol happens around year 3. From there the ENYAQ's failure rate climbs faster than the petrol fleet, and the defect list explains why.
Source: DVSA MOT defect items, 2024 test year.
What to check
Check tyre age and tread across the full width, inner edge included. Electric cars wear tyres faster; a cheap mismatched set on a used car tells you how it was run. Have the suspension joints, bushes and springs checked on a lift. On this car it is a leading cause of failure and it is not visible from the outside. Ask for the full MOT history by registration on the free DVSA service: advisories are next year's failures.
3 inspection points:
✓ Tyre inner-edge wear and age
✓ Suspension joints and bushes on a lift
✓ Free DVSA MOT history check
FIGURE 3 // FAILURE RATE BY AGEvs petrol, diesel and all electric cars
Points hidden where fewer than 50 cars of that age were tested. Dashed lines are the same-age petrol and diesel fleets.
Data sheet
- Inspections
- 4,360
- Passed
- 3,781
- Failed
- 494
- Passed after repair
- 85
- Failure rate
- 11.3% (all EV 12.0%)
- Average age
- 3.0 years
- Best year
- 3 yrs · 12.6%
- Worst year
- 3 yrs · 12.6%
- Top cause
- Tyres 67.7%
TABLE 1 // WHAT FAILS, BY SYSTEMshare of failing defects
| System | This car (mark = petrol/diesel) | Share | vs fleet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 67.7% | 2.9× more | |
| Suspension | 8.8% | 1.5× less | |
| Brakes | 1.2% | 15.6× less | |
| Visibility | 8.0% | 1.5× less | |
| Lighting | 5.3% | 3.1× less | |
| Steering | 0.1% | 31.0× less | |
| Body | 0.4% | 10.2× less |
TABLE 2 // TOP DEFECTS ON THE CERTIFICATE
- A tyre seriously damaged219
- A tyre cords visible or damaged205
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements119
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction48
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage45
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn27
Wording as printed by the tester, from the DVSA inspection manual.
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Where it holds up
- Suspension fail less often than on petrol and diesel cars (8.8% of defects vs 13.6%)
- Brakes fail less often than on petrol and diesel cars (1.2% of defects vs 18.7%)
- Visibility fail less often than on petrol and diesel cars (8.0% of defects vs 11.9%)
- Lighting fail less often than on petrol and diesel cars (5.3% of defects vs 16.5%)
Where it fails
- Tyres take a bigger share of failures than on the wider fleet (67.7% vs 23.7%)
- At three years old it fails 12.6% of the time, above the 8.2% of petrol cars the same age
VERSIONS SEEN IN THE TESTSas recorded
- ENYAQ IV 602,230
- ENYAQ IV 80585
- ENYAQ IV 80 SUITE283
- ENYAQ IV 60 NAV LOFT280
- ENYAQ IV 80 SPORTLINE276
- ENYAQ IV 60 NAV SUITE251
- ENYAQ IV 80 LOFT119
- ENYAQ IV 80X SPORTLINE71
OWNER REPORTS // MATCHED TO RECORDED DEFECTS0 read · 0 matched
No owner discussion has been matched to this car's recorded defects yet. Reports are re-collected every quarter; the figures on this page do not depend on them.
Summaries written by us, never quotes; every entry links to its source. Owner reports have no denominator and never feed the failure rate.
SIMILAR CARS IN THE DATAclosest rate and age, other brands
Audi Q411.4% fail · 3,945 testsBMW IX311.4% fail · 3,079 testsBMW IX11.6% fail · 484 testsMG MG11.0% fail · 700 tests
OTHER SKODA ELECTRIC CARS
Three things the data shows
- 4,360 inspections in 2024 make this one of the adequately-documented electric cars in the data.
- Tyres take 2.9× the share of failures they take on petrol and diesel cars of the same age.
- It ranks 49 of 83 electric cars by first-time failure rate.
LIMITS // WHAT THE INSPECTION DOES NOT TELL YOU
No battery health, no motor, no charging performance. The test covers brakes, suspension, steering, tyres, lights, visibility and structure. A car with a badly degraded battery passes as long as it stops and steers. Read this page as evidence about the chassis, not the powertrain. Cars are tested from their third year, so the newest model years are missing; every figure carries its sample size for that reason. Full methodology.
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